South Korea’s defence reform plan : a case of bad timing?

• Main Author: Han, Nack Hoon
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95878; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11400
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Having recognised North Korea’s growing threat to its national security, the South Korean government has proposed further defence reform measures. It is, however, a bad time for the Seoul government to push the improvements.